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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 Rescued Gearhart turtle dies Despite medical treatment, turtle dies during rehab By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian A view of one of the storefronts in the M&N Building. Price reduced for decaying Flavel building Submitted Photo By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Thunder, an olive ridley turtle, died despite rehabilitation efforts. Submitted Photo Despite intensive care, Thunder failed to survive her or- deal. “Either the turtle will wash up dead, or if it’s recovered alive, it’s a toss-up.” It can be a “guessing game” to get the best care for the animal, Todd said. Thunder’s death is “a learn- ing opportunity, not only to help this particular tur- tle, but other turtles in the future. If we have any oil spills or another catastro- phe, we’ll be able to manage those animals a lot better.” Park workers are optimis- tic that Lightning, who is in stable condition and con- tinuing to receive care, will be released into the ocean this summer as planned. Municipal Court judge Ronald Woltjer has raised more than $10,500 for his campaign for Clatsop County Circuit Court judge, with most of the money coming from his own ¿nances. State campaign-¿nance records show Woltjer directly contrib- uted more than $9,900 to his campaign. Wo l t - jer’s dona- tions put his fund- Ronald Woltjer r a i s i n g total close to Dawn McIntosh, a Gearhart law- yer who has raised more than $11,800, including more than $7,200 in cash contributions. Some of McIntosh’s larg- est contributors include Blair Henningsgaard, the Astoria city attorney, who gave more than $1,000; the law office of Kristo- pher Kaino, a defense attor- ney and Astoria Municipal Court judge, which contrib- uted $1,000; the law office of Joe DiBartolomeo, which donated $1,000; and Mary Ann Murk, a defense attor- ney who gave $500. Deputy District Attor- ney David Goldthorpe has collected more than $4,200, campaign-finance reports show, with more than $3,000 coming from cash contributions. The election is to replace Judge Ap ril 21 st 1 PM o r 6 PM N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Thank you Astoria for supporting J.C. Penney for over a hundred years! We appreciate your business! 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Caroline Evans, Flavel’s conservator, did not respond to a request for comment. Last year, Flavel, the granddaughter of Capt. George C. Flavel, sold her family’s mansion on 15th Street to Greg Newenhof, the co-owner of City Lum- ber, for $221,901. She has an agreement with the city on a timeline to sell the M&N Building and either sell or improve property on the south side of Com- mercial Street. In e[change, the city agreed not to enforce ¿nes on the derelict properties. “We continue to work with Caroline,” said Kevin Cronin, Astoria’s community development director. “We are both rowing in the same direction.” Cronin would not pub- licly give a deadline for Fla- vel to sell the M&N Build- ing, but he said she intends to invest the proceeds from the sale into the other Commer- cial Street property. Philip Nelson, who is retiring. For voters, the last day to register is April 26. Ballots are mailed out April 27. Election day is May 17. W A NTED Roast Pork Loin Dinner 9 1 1 The M&N Building, one of Mary Louise Flavel’s two vacant commercial proper- ties in downtown Astoria, has been listed by Pete Anderson Realty for a marked-down $149,900. The building, at the cor- ner of Ninth and Commer- cial streets, had been up for sealed-bid auction with Realty Marketing/North- west, but none of the offers met the minimum reserve price of $180,000. The prop- erty had previously been advertised at $324,400. The structure — named for Mary and Nellie Fla- vel — was built in 1924 and includes more than 8,000 square feet spread out between ¿ve storefronts and an equally sized basement. During a walkthrough in 2002, historic buildings con- sultant John Goodenberger said the building would need new steel I-beams, pil- ings with a wider footing to Astoria, OR 97103 24 SU N D AY “Th e Do o r B etw een W o rld s” A P R IL also had stopped eating for some time, which may have been a symptom of a larger issue, Todd said. An official necropsy report is not yet complete. Oregon Coast Aquar- ium, where Thunder was cared for and rehabilitated, is “very upset” about the tur- tle’s death, Todd said. “They care for these ani- mals because they want to help our native species,” she said. “This goes above and beyond, and really does help animals they wouldn’t other- wise be able to help.” Olive ridley sea turtles are considered endangered along Me[ico’s coast and are vulnerable in other areas, which is why their rescues are important. “The success rate of rehabbing these stranded tur- tles is pretty much 50-50,” said Peter Pearsall, of the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Woltjer ¿nances his campaign for judge By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Auction offers came up short Pa rtn ers fo r th e PAC presen ts... A ben efit fo r th e CCC Perfo rm in g Arts Cen ter SEASIDE — A rescued olive ridley sea turtle, found comatose and hypothermic near Gearhart in Decem- ber, died while complet- ing her final rehabilitation stage before summer release into the wild, the Oregon Coast Aquarium reported Wednesday. Marine life e[perts at SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Center discovered the tur- tle in her rehabilitation pool Tuesday morning. The turtle, named “Thun- der” and known for being particularly large and strong, was rescued after washing ashore on Del Rey Beach after severe storms. Thunder and another rehabilitated sea turtle named “Lightning,” found in Pacific City, were flown to SeaWorld in March from the Oregon Coast Aquarium, which initially cared for the turtles after their December strandings and rescues. “Thunder didn’t appear to be in that bad of shape, but you never know what causes them to strand until they’ve been treated,” said Laura Todd, a U.S. Fish & Wildlife field supervisor in Newport, adding that several olive rid- ley turtles have been suc- cessfully returned to the wild after treatment in Newport. “In this case, we thought she was going to make it.” However, Thunder’s problems became more apparent after the move to SeaWorld. An initial necropsy showed that Thunder may have had internal organ injuries, including in the liver and heart, that con- tributed to her death. 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